Crunchy Salad

Ingredients

• • ¼ cup (60 ml) low-sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) lime juice
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthwise, then cut into ¼-inch (5 mm) slices on an angle
  • 1 romaine lettuce, torn
  • ½ lb (225 g) green beans, trimmed and blanched
  • ½ cup (75 g) roasted salted peanuts, chopped
  • ½ cup (45 g) unsweetened or sweetened grated coconut, toasted
  • ⅓ cup (50 g) roasted black and white sesame seeds
  • ⅓ cup (20 g) store-bought fried onions (see note)